diff --git a/Package.swift b/Package.swift
index 863c3f40167..585fd347186 100644
--- a/Package.swift
+++ b/Package.swift
@@ -292,7 +292,8 @@ let package = Package(
                 "NIOCore",
                 "NIOConcurrencyHelpers",
             ],
-            exclude: ["README.md"]
+            exclude: ["README.md"],
+            swiftSettings: strictConcurrencySettings
         ),
         .executableTarget(
             name: "NIOEchoClient",